shrine

Example Sentences

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Their loved one's ashes are placed inside and the space turned into an ancestral shrine.

From BBC

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cherry flowers at ancient temples and shrines in Kyoto are particularly popular among visitors and locals.

From Barron's

In a salty touch, the first thing Kenna does is remove his roadside cross, claiming he hated memorial shrines.

From Los Angeles Times

It had been sheltered from the wind and the rain in back of the shrine, so I could still see what Maggie had drawn.

From Literature